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for reaction from the states, we go to max in washington for us. what is going on here? does it look like obama's whole strategy is beginning to crumble? >> it certainly looks like it. only yesterday, wednesday, british prime minister david cameron who was here on a visit and barack obama tried to put a lid on it, saying they would stay the course, stick to the plan, no matter what, but of course, karzai's words cannot be ignored, especially with 60% of americans saying it does not make sense to stay in afghanistan any longer. this opens up the whole can of worms again. >> as you say, this definitely has an impact on public opinion. how important is it in this election year for obama to shut down afghanistan as an issue? >> obama has two choices basically. he does not stick to the plan and tries to bring home as many troops as possible as quickly as possible -- it would make him appear weak. it would acknowledge failure in a sense. the strategy is that what he's doing at the moment is it to the plan to try to highlight the positive aspects. compare the current situation
for reaction from the states, we go to max in washington for us. what is going on here? does it look like obama's whole strategy is beginning to crumble? >> it certainly looks like it. only yesterday, wednesday, british prime minister david cameron who was here on a visit and barack obama tried to put a lid on it, saying they would stay the course, stick to the plan, no matter what, but of course, karzai's words cannot be ignored, especially with 60% of americans saying it does not make...
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will this even be an agenda- setting one in washington with lawmakers? of course, i am talking about gun control here. >> that is hard to say. we have had this horrible shooting in colorado in july were 12 people were killed, and that was in the middle of the presidential campaign, but it did not really change anything. consistently, you have the argument by the pro-gun lobby who say the laws are in place -- for example, in connecticut, assault weapons are banned. >> i apologize. we were having problems with the signal with our reporter in washington. we are obviously going to get more information to you about the school shooting as it comes in. >> we have also more information now on the attempted explosion here in germany. earlier this week, a homemade bomb found. >> found in a small town in western germany. the federal prosecutor's office has taken over the investigation. the office since the attempted attack was the work of a radical islamist group. german media are now reporting that the bomb actually detonated and only failed to explode due to cons
will this even be an agenda- setting one in washington with lawmakers? of course, i am talking about gun control here. >> that is hard to say. we have had this horrible shooting in colorado in july were 12 people were killed, and that was in the middle of the presidential campaign, but it did not really change anything. consistently, you have the argument by the pro-gun lobby who say the laws are in place -- for example, in connecticut, assault weapons are banned. >> i apologize. we...
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senior afghan officials, including the minister of defense, were scheduled to visit washington this week to discuss the timing of the withdrawal of u.s. troops. but the visit was cancelled. the officials said they are to stay in afghanistan to deal with the crisis. president karzai has expressed understanding for the emotions of the afghan people over the burning of the koran. public outrage remains high. nhk world, kabul. >> next, to malaysia, where a new refining plant for rare-earth metals has become the target of environmental protests, raising questions about its viability. the rare elements are critical to production of many modern technologies manufacturers have been looking for new supplies in a market currently dominated by china. nhk world has this report. >> reporter: thousands of malaysians protested on sunday. they called on australian mining firms to suspend the construction of a refining plant for rare-earth metals. local residents fear that radioactive waste from the facility could harm the environment. >> translator: we are worried that negative effects emerge after 10 o
senior afghan officials, including the minister of defense, were scheduled to visit washington this week to discuss the timing of the withdrawal of u.s. troops. but the visit was cancelled. the officials said they are to stay in afghanistan to deal with the crisis. president karzai has expressed understanding for the emotions of the afghan people over the burning of the koran. public outrage remains high. nhk world, kabul. >> next, to malaysia, where a new refining plant for rare-earth...
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reaching 24 in washington, d.c., and 26 degrees in new york. now, moving onto europe. unstable weather is still continuing across much of italy and much of the balkan peninsula. this low is weakening but still producing a wintry mix in baltic states, finland and the scandinavian peninsula. out toward the west, a low-pressure system is moving into much of the british isles producing thunderstorms, hail, and gusty winds. and some of the precipitation will be moving into the western continent in the next 24 hours. temperatures are looking like this. it's on the chilly side in london, with 13 degrees and 11 degrees in paris and 17 degrees in rome. out toward the east, a little bit on the warmer side in moscow with 12 degrees and 15 degrees expected in kiev. all right. that's all for me now. and here's your extended forecast. >>> our lead stories this hour. the united nations security council condemned north korea's launch of what u.n. officials called a satellite using ballistic missile technology. all 15 members of the council approved the declaration. the statement calle
reaching 24 in washington, d.c., and 26 degrees in new york. now, moving onto europe. unstable weather is still continuing across much of italy and much of the balkan peninsula. this low is weakening but still producing a wintry mix in baltic states, finland and the scandinavian peninsula. out toward the west, a low-pressure system is moving into much of the british isles producing thunderstorms, hail, and gusty winds. and some of the precipitation will be moving into the western continent in...
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let's bring in our correspondent from washington. what has been the response in the capitol? when can we see an investigation? >> the official response has been condemnation from the secretary of defense leon panetta, saying this was deplorable. i have spoken to people who are just shaking their heads, saying it is deplorable how a couple of soldiers could ruin the image of the military. there will be investigations. first criminal investigation by the military were the people in the video face prison. they are facing a prison terms up to 10 years. been an investigation to find out if there were structural deficiencies, how this could have happened. we do not know the time table. >> the afghan war is now the longest in american history. this is not the first time we have seen the inside this. white in the military not get this under control? >> there -- why can the military not get this under control? >> there are good and bad people in the military. you cannot do anything about this huge pressure that is on the soldiers. they have been at war for many years, some of them bei
let's bring in our correspondent from washington. what has been the response in the capitol? when can we see an investigation? >> the official response has been condemnation from the secretary of defense leon panetta, saying this was deplorable. i have spoken to people who are just shaking their heads, saying it is deplorable how a couple of soldiers could ruin the image of the military. there will be investigations. first criminal investigation by the military were the people in the...
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and then, eastern washington, parts of british columbia and southern alberta are looking at thunderstorms, gusting wind and hail tonight. to the south, dry and hot. look at this. 30 degrees is the daytime high on tuesday in los angeles. 45 degrees in phoenix. about 4 degrees higher than average. up towards the north returning to more seasonal levels in chicago, 29 and the same gez for w dak. all right, finally, let's go over to europe. active low pressure system and front are production scattered thundershowers from southern scandinavia up into western rush why. and another low pressure system starting it move into the british asles and spreading widespread thunderstorms, gusty winds and hail across the whole lofty isles. unstable weather will likely continue to tomorrow. to the south, i'm unsure whether we will continue in and around the black sea condition. if you remember, any slight amount of rain is not good here. temperatures are shaping up like this. heat is out in the balkan peninsula and southern italy. here is the extended forecast. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline."
and then, eastern washington, parts of british columbia and southern alberta are looking at thunderstorms, gusting wind and hail tonight. to the south, dry and hot. look at this. 30 degrees is the daytime high on tuesday in los angeles. 45 degrees in phoenix. about 4 degrees higher than average. up towards the north returning to more seasonal levels in chicago, 29 and the same gez for w dak. all right, finally, let's go over to europe. active low pressure system and front are production...
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it will last into next week. 25 degrees in denver. 26 in chicago. 26 in washington, d.c. a little cooler in new york city. in fact, in the northeast, it is going to start to get a little cooler. we have winds coming from the east here. these back-door winds. that's going to be making things cooler for much of new england up into eastern canada and the maritimes. you could see freezing rain here. into europe we go. very clear across much of the continent. it's been quiet weather wise. there are some showers starting to move across parts of the peninsula. that's good news, but it's not going to be quite enough rain to make a dent. heavier rain across the british isles and towards scandinavia. it's going to be accompanied by strong gusts. and it it will turn to snow further towards the north. out to the east, a lingering system over the black sea and turkey is starting to move away and dissipate. you'll e see another round of coastal rain and snow though today before it starts to move away. then temperatures are going to improve. back up to double digits by your sunday. up t
it will last into next week. 25 degrees in denver. 26 in chicago. 26 in washington, d.c. a little cooler in new york city. in fact, in the northeast, it is going to start to get a little cooler. we have winds coming from the east here. these back-door winds. that's going to be making things cooler for much of new england up into eastern canada and the maritimes. you could see freezing rain here. into europe we go. very clear across much of the continent. it's been quiet weather wise. there are...
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and reaching the upper 20s in washington, d.c., and new york city. but cooling down to 14 degrees in toronto, 11 in chicago. out toward the west, summer-like, 30 degrees in l.a. now, moving over to europe. messy picture again. multiple systems are still producing thunderstorms. gusty winds and heavy rain across the western continent. and the central mediterranean count countries. then we have another low-pressure system producing moderate rain in eastern europe. that's going to move toward the north and as it does so, rain should change over to a mixture of rain and snow. and out toward the west, still messy picture across much of the british isles, but heavy rain in the london area is starting to move toward scotland. so london will see some lighter showers today, however, heavy rain will return over the weekend. so that could affect the london marathon coming up on your sunday. so it's going to be a tough conditions for the runners. as for temperatures for the rest of europe, getting up to 14 degrees in paris. warming up to 17 in madrid. out toward
and reaching the upper 20s in washington, d.c., and new york city. but cooling down to 14 degrees in toronto, 11 in chicago. out toward the west, summer-like, 30 degrees in l.a. now, moving over to europe. messy picture again. multiple systems are still producing thunderstorms. gusty winds and heavy rain across the western continent. and the central mediterranean count countries. then we have another low-pressure system producing moderate rain in eastern europe. that's going to move toward the...
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"washington journal" continues. guest: we have heard about the use of drones being used in battlefield. what about drones being used domestically? harley geiger joins us now. if you could explain how these drones are being used. guest: they are being used in a variety of different places and in a variety of different ways. tracking wildfires, helping police tracked down fugitives that have recently escaped. there is a fair number of concerning uses such as scouting a property before rate swap rate and other surveillance. where they are being used is a difficult question. they are being used along the east coast and on the border. we do not have a ton of information on where and how they are being used. the faa released a good deal of information on where and how they are being used. the purposes of the use of the drones has not been disclosed. about 18 private contractors use them and60 government entities and research facilities. host: i want to point this out from the most recent issue of "time" magazine. host: we
"washington journal" continues. guest: we have heard about the use of drones being used in battlefield. what about drones being used domestically? harley geiger joins us now. if you could explain how these drones are being used. guest: they are being used in a variety of different places and in a variety of different ways. tracking wildfires, helping police tracked down fugitives that have recently escaped. there is a fair number of concerning uses such as scouting a property before...
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"washington journal" is next. >> well, the president was in the northern virginia suburbs of washington, d.c. yesterday to announce a new mortgage relief plan, which could affect 3.5 million homeowners. we want to hear from you this morning on the "washington journal," your reaction to a new mortgage relief plan and more broadly what role the federal government, in your view, should play in mortgage relief and in housing industry. use twitter, and no hyphen if you want to make a comment, continue the conversation on our facebook page, facebook.com/cspan. here's the front page of the "washington times" newspaper, obama floats second plan for underwater homes, only three months after proposing a mortgage relief plan. president obama went back to the drawing board with another proposal paid for by a new tax on big banks that would allow millions of underwater borrowers to refinance home loans. and on the jump page, goes on to say -- here is the president as the day. >> it is not designed for those who had acted irresponsibly but it can help those who acted responsibly. not those who bought
"washington journal" is next. >> well, the president was in the northern virginia suburbs of washington, d.c. yesterday to announce a new mortgage relief plan, which could affect 3.5 million homeowners. we want to hear from you this morning on the "washington journal," your reaction to a new mortgage relief plan and more broadly what role the federal government, in your view, should play in mortgage relief and in housing industry. use twitter, and no hyphen if you want...
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washington journal continues. host: joining us on indianapolis is doug wissing, author of "funding and the enemy." we are talking about afghanistan and the end game. first, the title of your book that you wrote this year, how u.s. taxpayers bankrolled the taliban, remind us of what you were right thing? -- were writing. guest: i am sorry. i'm getting feedback in my earphone. if you could come off my audio, thank you. when i was imbedded with u.s. soldiers in afghanistan, i began to realize that the soldiers were trying to explain to me that there was a toxics system that was connecting distracted american officials, -- i'm sorry, i'm back to getting this in my ear phone. host: we will see if they can fix it. if you can try to continue, we will try to fix it. guest: there was a toxic network, hearing myself twice simply does not work. there was a toxic network that was connecting distracted american officials, u.s. corporations, military- industrial and development and industrial complex corporations, corrupt afgha
washington journal continues. host: joining us on indianapolis is doug wissing, author of "funding and the enemy." we are talking about afghanistan and the end game. first, the title of your book that you wrote this year, how u.s. taxpayers bankrolled the taliban, remind us of what you were right thing? -- were writing. guest: i am sorry. i'm getting feedback in my earphone. if you could come off my audio, thank you. when i was imbedded with u.s. soldiers in afghanistan, i began to...
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"washington journal" is next. host: good morning, you're watching "washington journal." the latest in the headlines this morning is what's being called twin opticals to the u.s. and nato time table for withdrawal and exit from afghanistan. that is a demand from karzai for accelerating troops. and a break-up of talks between the u.s. and the taliban. we'll ask you what your reaction is to all this. with our phone lines open this morning. your comments by twitter and on facebook. our phone lines are -- as karzai demands a u.s. pull back of troops in afghanistan. and a good friday morning to you. well, let's begin with a piece of video. this week the brishes -- the british prime minister was here in washington, d.c. and the president and british prime minister talked about the agreed upon time table for nato draw down in afghanistan. let's listen and then we'll look at the headlines overnight and how that story's changing. >> i don't anticipate at this stage that we're going to be making any sudden, additional changes to the plan that we currently have. we have already take
"washington journal" is next. host: good morning, you're watching "washington journal." the latest in the headlines this morning is what's being called twin opticals to the u.s. and nato time table for withdrawal and exit from afghanistan. that is a demand from karzai for accelerating troops. and a break-up of talks between the u.s. and the taliban. we'll ask you what your reaction is to all this. with our phone lines open this morning. your comments by twitter and on...
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the washington -- the "washington post kulka wanted to publish how the u.s. got involved, and the government tried to obtain an injunction. if the supreme court famously said you cannot do that. to restrain publication you have to have the greatest national security issues -- interest. interestingly in that case, justice white said we cannot stop the press from running the story, but we may be -- we may be able to prosecute them after the effect for doing so. -- the fact for doing so. part of what is lurking in the background is the unanswered question of whether the first amendment what actually provide whistle blowers, the press, with some kind of defense should they be prosecuted by the government for disclose and even harmful national-security secrets. host: monte, arizona. caller: none good morning. concerning the topic of discussion, the espionage act and whistle-blowers, it seems to me that this administration is using acts that were enacted along time ago more prevalent lee -- prevalent. the press covers the republican situation, but a lot of things a
the washington -- the "washington post kulka wanted to publish how the u.s. got involved, and the government tried to obtain an injunction. if the supreme court famously said you cannot do that. to restrain publication you have to have the greatest national security issues -- interest. interestingly in that case, justice white said we cannot stop the press from running the story, but we may be -- we may be able to prosecute them after the effect for doing so. -- the fact for doing so. part...
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rick santorum, big spender, washington insider. host: that's from the pro-romney super p.a.c., restore our future, hitting rick santorum. here are the numbers to call if you'd like to weigh in on whether you think negative ads work. republican, 202-737-0002. democrats, 202-737-0001. independent callers, 202-628-0205. republicans, do you think there's any kind of backlash happening? we heard some comments from jeb bush of florida, saying that he was concerned about the tone and direction of the back and forth going on between the candidates. what do you think? does it ultimately hurt the team or does it help by making the candidates stronger and getting them battle tested before the general election? here's a comment that michael made on twitter. negative ads work for me if they're clearly fact-based, however logic and outright lies work against the ad originator. what do you think stands? democratic caller in cleveland. caller: hi. how are you today? host: good. caller: good, actually, i'm sometimes going to call it negative ads. i
rick santorum, big spender, washington insider. host: that's from the pro-romney super p.a.c., restore our future, hitting rick santorum. here are the numbers to call if you'd like to weigh in on whether you think negative ads work. republican, 202-737-0002. democrats, 202-737-0001. independent callers, 202-628-0205. republicans, do you think there's any kind of backlash happening? we heard some comments from jeb bush of florida, saying that he was concerned about the tone and direction of the...
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we will talk with the winners during washington journal. "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with frank rusco. frank, the headline in the "usa today" this morning. can you explain? what happened there? guest: we have been looking at this program for about a five years. the program was started in 2005. congress created the program to give a financing to innovative energy projects. these projects are designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. for example, nuclear power energy years -- generated for qualify -- the generators would qualify. typically, we look at the processes that are followed in reviewing our applications and issuing loans. our most recent report has found, as we have found in the past, that the loan guarantee program is not always following those processes to the letter. they are also not documenting very well their decisions. this creates problems for us. host: what is happening? what the ramifications of that? guest: over time, the program has set itself up and done a very good job of coming up to speed. it has taken a while. it has learne
we will talk with the winners during washington journal. "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with frank rusco. frank, the headline in the "usa today" this morning. can you explain? what happened there? guest: we have been looking at this program for about a five years. the program was started in 2005. congress created the program to give a financing to innovative energy projects. these projects are designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. for example,...
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washington lies to us. the africans -- the afghan center, as i lie to us -- the afghans like to this. all the governments are just lying and the american soldiers are dying and the afghan citizens are dying. when the russians went into afghanistan i think in the 70's and they exited 10 years later, the government they installed last of about two years until the taliban took over. with the karzai government, it could be about one year until it was the way it was in 2000. host: a cup full of other notes this morning -- -- a couple of other notes this morning -- in about an hour, we will have a conversation with governor bob mcdonnell, the governor of virginia. from "the washington post" website, they say he has one of the worst weeks ever. from "the washington examiner" -- the president will be in south korea for the nuclear security summit. the president of the gridiron saying he is disappointed. another great iron participants said he was a surprise for the president to blow of journalists in the year he is
washington lies to us. the africans -- the afghan center, as i lie to us -- the afghans like to this. all the governments are just lying and the american soldiers are dying and the afghan citizens are dying. when the russians went into afghanistan i think in the 70's and they exited 10 years later, the government they installed last of about two years until the taliban took over. with the karzai government, it could be about one year until it was the way it was in 2000. host: a cup full of...
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in washington, d.c. to talk about pakistan. it is sunday, july 8th, the washington journal continues. we're back in a moment. >> i was turned back to my desk an doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 in the morning there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 505 feet and 480 tons of destroyer violently thrust up and toit right, it's almost as we hanged in the air as the ship was doing this odd dimensional twisting and flexing. we came in the water, lights went out, ceiling tiles popped out, everything lifted up about a foot and slammed back down. i literally grabbed the underside of my desk in a braced position until the shipped stopped moving. >> more with commander kirk lippold tonight on c-span's q & a. >> one of my favorite drug toss talk about is this ritopamine, which is in maybe half of pigs, half of cows and a lot of the turkeys, and most was drugs they are giving is to make animals grow faster but this particular drug is not withdrawn when they walk on to the killing floor and that means
in washington, d.c. to talk about pakistan. it is sunday, july 8th, the washington journal continues. we're back in a moment. >> i was turned back to my desk an doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 in the morning there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 505 feet and 480 tons of destroyer violently thrust up and toit right, it's almost as we hanged in the air as the ship was doing this odd dimensional twisting and flexing. we came in the water, lights went out, ceiling tiles...
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"washington journal"is next. host: good morning and welcome to "washington journal" on this monday, march 12, 2012. president obama talks about energy this morning from the white house, and he'll meet with local elected leaders from around the country during a meeting of the national week of cities. the white house is also preparing for a week by british prime minister david cameron and his wife. the official visit includes a state dinner on wednesday night. one of the many items on their agenda, afghanistan, and both countries' roles there. afghanistan is front and center in the news this morning in the aftermath of yesterday's shootings by a member of the u.s. military of civilians. we'd like to hear what you think about this incident and how it may have impacted u.s.-afghanistan relations. does it change your opinion about the u.s. role there? does it give you concerns about how american troops will now be treated? what do you think? democrats, call us at 202-737-001. republicans, 202-737-0002. independent cal
"washington journal"is next. host: good morning and welcome to "washington journal" on this monday, march 12, 2012. president obama talks about energy this morning from the white house, and he'll meet with local elected leaders from around the country during a meeting of the national week of cities. the white house is also preparing for a week by british prime minister david cameron and his wife. the official visit includes a state dinner on wednesday night. one of the many...
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"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] . . the showdown is the headline this morning of the "chicago tribune." it is sunday march 18 and we begin with the question about whether or not we could see an open republican convention. phone lines are open. numbers are on the screen. front page of "that day york times." the headline -- white it or not. -- like it or now. t. host: "the l.a. times" is talking about missouri caucuses. clowe it what you want, but a day of the lead toro uncertainty in missouri has proven what many knew. voting will not quite cut it in missouri on saturday. the state's republicans first had to go through some expected political pileups to compete -- complete the next day in mid jerry -- misery's nomination process. that is one example of what has been happening in this primary and caucus process. missouri had a beauty contest with the delegates being selected during the caucus process. all e
"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] . . the showdown is the headline this morning of the "chicago tribune." it is sunday march 18 and we begin with the question about whether or not we could see an open republican convention. phone lines are open. numbers are on the screen. front page of "that day york times." the headline -- white it or not. -- like it or...